Directors' acquisition of shares

Directors' acquisition of shares
JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 03/20/13 -- Randgold
Resources (NASDAQ: GOLD)
TSX-V:IAE
RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED
Incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands
Reg. No. 62686
LSE Trading Symbol: RRS
NASDAQ Trading Symbol: GOLD
("Randgold Resources" or the "Company")
DIRECTORS' ACQUISITION OF SHARES
London, 20 March 2013 - Randgold Resources announces the following
acquisition of shares in the Company, as required under DTR 3.1:
(a)Dr D M Bristow, a director of the Company, acquired 10,442
ordinary shares of the Company on 18 May 2012 at a price of US$82.37.
Dr Bristow's shareholding in the Company is now 716,507 ordinary
shares or 0.78% of the Company's current issued share capital.
(b)Mr G P Shuttleworth, a director of the Company, acquired
4,452 ordinary shares of the Company on 18 May 2012 at a price of
US$82.37.
Mr Shuttleworth's shareholding in the Company is now 44,390 ordinary
shares or 0.05% of the Company's current issued share capital.
The above shares were acquired by Dr Bristow and Mr Shuttleworth in
line with the Randgold Resources Annual Bonus Plan which requires them
to invest one third of their 2012 annual bonus in shares of the Company
for a period of three years.
Randgold Resources Enquiries:
Chief Executive Financial Director Investor & Media Relations
Dr Mark Bristow Graham Shuttleworth Kathy du Plessis
+44 788 071 1386 +44 779 7711338 +44 20 7557 7738
+44 779 775 2288 +44 1534 735 333 Email: randgoldresources@dpapr.com
Website: www.randgoldresources.com
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